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Congratulatory Message to Elton John for Renata Blauel Marriage / Deer Birth Assistance

Date of congratulatory message confirmed in “Sydney Morning Herald” (“St. Valentine's Day, 1984”) and date of deer birth assistance confirmed in newspaper snippet (“Valentine's Day”) and Chris Cadman’s “Michael Jackson the Maestro” (“Valentine’s Day in 1984 Michael assisted in the birth of a little buck called Valentino”)

“Sydney Morning Herald” (1996)

After Elton John married Renate Blauel in Sydney on St. Valentine's Day, 1984, a telegram arrived from Michael Jackson.

"I had to set my hair on fire to make the front page, but you only had to get married", read the congratulatory message.

Unknown newspaper snippet (From Chris Cadman’s “Michael Jackson the Maestro”)

Singer Michael Jackson played midwife for a deer on Valentine's Day, assisting a veterinarian in the birth of a deer on his estate here said Gus McCain, a Jackson spokesman.

The little buck, named Valentino, was born to Jackson's pet deer, Prince and Princess. "As far as we know, this is his first venture into animal parenthood", Mr. McCain said.

The spokesman said the birth was videotaped, but no plans were made to use the pictures in any type of music video.